Syafa Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Syafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 170 | 1:777,936 | 59,310 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Syafa (465) may also be a first name.
Syafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Syafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Syafa (Arabic: سيافا) is found most in Indonesia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Syafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Syafa is the 1,300,225th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Syafa reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Syafa is also the 395,119th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 465 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 777,936. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Java, where 49 percent are found, South Kalimantan, where 16 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia Syafa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Syafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Syafa in the Arabic language | ||
| سيافا | syafa | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Syafa
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